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Irish by blood, Argentine by birth, and British by service, the endeavor of Violet Constance Jessop has been plagued by misfortune and harrowing challenge. Yet, whether it be by luck or the grace of something beyond, she's still here. Still a survivor. The first of nine in the Jessop family of the grasslands of the Rio de la Plata, she was thrust into a motherly role from an early age. Tuberculosis threatened to take her the same it took three of her dear younger siblings, but against all odds, she made it through. Life was otherwise pleasant in that little cottage by Bahía Blanca, where Violet could roam the gardens and care for the family farm. When she was 16, her father went in for surgery, and he never recovered. Left alone, her mother took them from familiar Argentina across the sea to England, where Violet became the main caregiver to her siblings while their mother was away at sea. Mum worked as a stewardess to provide what could be provided for them, while Violet attended convent school as a faithful Catholic. At age 21, seeing little other choice and hearing Mum’s stories Violet decided to follow her to see what the waves could offer her. From the Royal Mail Line in 1908 to the prestigious White Star Line, Violet grew into the maritime life over years of service. But tragedy never loses you, does it? The Hawke incident aboard the Olympic in 1911 was hardly noteworthy in her view, especially after she was transferred to sister Titanic seven months later. Three of her colleagues were lost to that frigid night, while she managed to make it off with a baby in her arms, though without a toothbrush. When war came to Europe, she trained with the British Red Cross and became a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment with the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1914. Still under the employ of White Star, she was assigned as a stewardess (with nursing capacity, if necessary) to the third Olympic-class sister, Britannic. Perhaps her experience played a role in that decision; facing the horrors of war firsthand doesn’t seem to faze her anymore. Amidst the carnage, Violet Jessop is grateful to be, if anything, a survivor.
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